# File lib/facter/util/ec2.rb, line 13
    def can_connect?(wait_sec=2)
      Facter.warnonce("#{self}.#{__method__} is deprecated; see the Facter::EC2 classes instead")
      url = "http://169.254.169.254:80/"
      Timeout::timeout(wait_sec) {open(url, :proxy => nil)}
      return true
    rescue Timeout::Error
      return false
    rescue
      return false
    end